Former Arsenal player, Adrian Clarke, has suggested that Arsenal should have signed James Maddison instead of Kai Havertz. Clarke believes Maddison would have been a better fit for Arsenal and would have filled the left-sided number 10/8 role effectively.
Maddison made a move to Tottenham from Leicester City during the summer transfer window, while Havertz joined Arsenal from Chelsea.
Clarke expressed his preference for Maddison over Havertz and mentioned that he believes Arsenal has a superior squad to Tottenham player for player. He also commended Maddison for settling in well at Tottenham and suggested that he would have been interested in signing him for Arsenal.
The comments were made ahead of Arsenal’s Premier League derby against Tottenham.